Complexity and the History of Economic Thought
Published on 13. April 2000
264 pages
978-1-134-78509-4 (ISBN)
Description
A new approach to science has recently developed. It is called the complexity approach. A number of researchers, such as Brian Arthur and Buz Brock, have used this approach to consider issues in economics. This volume considers the complexity approach to economics from a history of thought and methodological perspectives. It finds that the ideas un
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,17 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-78509-4 (9781134785094)
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Person
David Colander is the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 30 books and over 80 articles on a wide range of topics. He received his PhD from Columbia University and has taught at Columbia University, Vassar College, the University of Miami as well as Middlebury. He is listed in Who's Who?, Who's Who in Education?, etc. He has been President of the Eastern Economic Association and the History of Economic Thought Society and is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Journal of Economic Education, Eastern Economic Journal, and Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Content
List of figures, List of contributors , Preface, Introduction, PART I Introduction to complexity and the history of thought, PART II Specific economists and complexity, PART III Broader views on complexity, PART IV Alternative perspectives on complexity, Index
